So I'm new, and feeling the right amount of beginner's luck and hard-work starting to payoff... I'm wondering though where I'll continue to pull leads from 2-3 months down the road, as my friends and family can only buy so many houses. I'm asking for referrals, but I'm afraid to slow down and lo...
02/10/2009

This was sent to me by my broker, and thought they were interesting. Take a peek! Its on our current economic situation, and whether now is a good vs. bad time to buy. Two parts, 9 min. each. Fire up a hot pocket, kick back, and enjoy. Kind of dry, but informational none-the-less. http://www.yout...
02/09/2009

This is simply a test-run... I've recently set up a Twitter account, plugged the username and password into ActiveRain, and am interested to see how this gets shot out there! Please feel free to comment with any tips on how I can most effectively use these two resources in cooperation with each o...
02/09/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 01/25/09 – 01/31/09 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 533 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
02/04/2009

Several months ago I began an attempt to increase my business's website search engine rankings, for a Missouri Appraiser and other keywords. This massive project was full of online directories, web blogging, rewriting my website to be more SEO friendly, and studying SEO. Alot of blood, sweat and ...
01/31/2009

After talking to several mortgage professionals within the past few weeks, I am convinced that the result of the new appraisal requirements for cash out refinance transactions means less overall appraisal orders. How can a new underwriting guideline that requires more appraisals cause less apprai...
01/30/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 01/18/09 – 01/24/09 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 541 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
01/29/2009

We have another sign that the current plan for reorginization of the appraisal process is coming our way is the help wanted ads. I noticed numerous jobs available for an "Appraiser Coordinator." These jobs are being offered by major lending institutions. Many Mortgage Bankers and Banks are seekin...
01/28/2009

One evening last week, I answered my cell phone and heard from a desperate lady. I, as an appraiser in Missouri, was asked for advise on this woman's overall mortgage condition. She found my website and ActiveRain Profile on Google. Her house was on the other end of the state, well outside my St ...
01/28/2009

This Missouri appraiser feels tired and worn down from real estate agents, loan production staff and recently underwriters telling him to look the other way on FHA concerns. HUD wrote a code for various things to be checked, I am not a building inspector, and I certainly do not wish to perform ho...
01/28/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 01/11/09 – 01/17/09 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 532 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
01/24/2009

Happy late New Year to everyone and I hope you're off to a productive, happy and healthy 09'. Here's a pic of the evening of me and my wonderful girlfriend celebrating NYE 09'. Now onto some informational bloggage....An interesting economic setup is occurring... it could be the year of the first-...
01/23/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 01/04/09 – 01/10/09 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 512 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
01/16/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 12/28/08 – 01/03/09 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 514 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
01/08/2009

THE 2055 FHA APPRAISAL REPORT (FOR SECOND APPRAISAL REPORTS!) The FHA Appraisal is now required to be performed by two seperate appraisers on many cashout FHA refinances. While this could be a hardship to some borrowers as payment for such FHA appraisal reports can be expensive. Loans insured by ...
01/02/2009

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 12/21/08 – 12/27/08 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 546 single family homes on the market of various sizes and price...
12/29/2008

Market statistics for the city of St Charles MO during the week of 12/14/08 – 12/20/08 The city of St Charles MO has a great selection of homes at really good prices and interest rates are at a great level too. There are currently 557 single family homes on the market of various sizes and pric...
12/22/2008

I have wrote in the past about the detail of an FHA observation. The FHA appraisal process requires a detailed observation of mechanical systems, (My personal favorite is the reverse feature on an automatic garage door opener.) attic, crawl spaces, electric fixtures, plumbing fixtures, paint surf...
12/20/2008

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